Coolest Rock/Pop dude ever ?

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VB MAN > 9 months ago, 20 Oct 2014

VB MAN

1156 posts

20 Oct 2014 4:45pm

My vote goes to Bowie

MDSXR6T

1019 posts

20 Oct 2014 5:28pm

Only a wind surfer wants a thread on rock guys

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

20 Oct 2014 5:46pm

Billy F. Gibbons

dmitri

VIC

1040 posts

20 Oct 2014 9:19pm

this one is easy...

the King...

before he got fat

Sailhack

VIC

5000 posts

20 Oct 2014 9:29pm

Nick Cave.

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

20 Oct 2014 9:48pm

billy idol - likeable guy in the vh1 type docos

harry potter

VIC

2777 posts

20 Oct 2014 10:59pm

Hard to go past Bowie/Ziggy

Freddy was cool if a bit freaky

^^^^ Must agree, as far as best performances ever, Freddie fairly nailed it at Live Aid

But as far as longevity goes with the rock/pop crowd, I still reckon Bowie has got it laid down when it comes to coolness

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

20 Oct 2014 10:49pm

Rick James bitch!

Mark _australia

23526 posts

20 Oct 2014 10:16pm

^^^ there is only one Rick.

And that is Astley.

Mackerel

313 posts

20 Oct 2014 10:38pm

In my opinion it would have to be Chris Isaac.
I once saw him on 'The Panel' TV show, years ago and they were teasing him about his side burns. Cool as a cucumber he just replies, to the audience, "can any woman here, who does NOT want to sleep with me, please stand up?" They panned across the audience to not a hand raised and he just replied to the guys teasing him, "sorry, what where you saying?"
That was pretty cool.

Mastbender

1972 posts

21 Oct 2014 1:11am

Without question, IMO, of those still performing.

Mahanumah

VIC

336 posts

21 Oct 2014 6:10pm

For Singers you can't go past Robert Plant.

For Guitarists its a toss up between Jimmy Page, Keef or Slash.

For Bass Players Tony Levin

For Drummers I'd have to say Tommy Lee or Bill Ward (who else could get away with wearing red women's tights on an album cover!)

Nobody ever thought keyboard players were cool!

unclethirsty

385 posts

21 Oct 2014 8:16pm

This bloke wasn't bad...

& he could play alright too ..(what note doesn't he hit)

albers

NSW

1739 posts

22 Oct 2014 8:54pm

Hard to go past Hendrix - especially the Rainbow Bridge photographs

And for those into Jazz, you can't go past Wes Montgomery

cisco

QLD

12364 posts

23 Oct 2014 10:45am

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unclethirsty said..
This bloke wasn't bad... & he could play alright too ..(what note doesn't he hit)

Don't forget this little known recording.

actiomax

NSW

1576 posts

23 Oct 2014 7:48pm

Well I reckon frank zappa was pretty cool

Little Jon

NSW

2115 posts

23 Oct 2014 8:39pm

Why didn't anyone mention boy george

SandS

VIC

5904 posts

23 Oct 2014 9:25pm

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actiomax said..
Well I reckon frank zappa was pretty cool

Plus one on FZ !!!!

Another act that's comes to mind is "Prince" !

paddymac

941 posts

23 Oct 2014 6:30pm

Billy Ray Cyrus

Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

23 Oct 2014 8:53pm

if you are including people who aren't dead then Isaiah Mitchell from earthless is up there with Hendrix.

for guitarists in general marc ribot kicks everyones arse.

dmitri

VIC

1040 posts

23 Oct 2014 10:48pm

among those who still with us IMO Huey Morgan from "fun loving criminals" He is cool and funny.
I use his line "I lived in Peru with the mountain people" for pickup.

SandS

VIC

5904 posts

23 Oct 2014 11:02pm

not pop but cool........................

GPA

2529 posts

23 Oct 2014 8:40pm

Steven Tyler - Areosmith ?

Saw them in Melbourne last year, and for a bloke in his 60's he had the crowd going off. It was a great concert and we were glad we made the trip over.

John Cougar Mellencamp also had a certain swagger... saw him many years ago at the old Perth Entertainment Centre and he blew the lid off the place, must have done a six song encore - 4 after the house lights went on, he was just in the zone and enjoying himself so much.

Mastbender

1972 posts

24 Oct 2014 2:23pm

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harry potter said..
Hard to go past Bowie/Ziggy

Freddy was cool if a bit freaky

Agreed, he did have a certain panache', beyond boundaries, but still cool.
Love the bass line!

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

24 Oct 2014 9:08pm

i wonder if Freddie and Billy Ocean had a legal tussle over those couple of opening bars?

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